Vodafone adds video to Live!

Video is the next step for Vodafone's multimedia Live! service - but don't expect to see David Beckham watching his goals in the ad breaks. With Hutchison geared up to launch 3 next month, this could be seen as a foil to its multimedia fanfare of services. But Vodafone's Senior Product Manager Mark Jensen reckons it's just another string to Live!'s bow, rather than something to point at 3G. ...more

Google and eBay make peace

Sweetness and light has broken out between Google and eBay after a period in which daggers appeared drawn. On Monday the companies announced a deal involving text-based advertising and 'click-to-call' advertising. They also announced that they would be working together to support each other's voice offerings. ...more

Expensive IP pursuit pushes SCO $2 million into the red in Q1

SCO has reported a net loss of $2,253,000 for the first quarter of 2004, stumping up $3,440,000 to pull in just $20,000 from its initiatives to licence Unix intellectual property. The company made $11,392,000 on its core Unix business, compared to $13,540,000 in the same quarter of 2003. 'Our revenue and results of operations for the first quarter were consistent with our expectations,' said Darl McBRide, President and CEO. ...more

Sony goes organic

Electronics giant Sony has unveiled a 13in prototype display, with a resolution of 800 x 600 utilising organic electroluminescence (OEL) technology. The technology uses an organic polymer material with luminescent properties that eliminates the need for a backlight, thus consuming less power and making it ideal for mobile devices. They sahould also be about 20 per cent cheaper to manufacture than LCDs and perform better, as they respond well to fast moving images. ...more

Net searchers stick with the familiar

Microsoft may have declared its intention to become the biggest player on the Internet stage, but users appear to think differently. The latest Nielsen//NetRatings figures show a fall in MSN's share of Web searches. At the end of July, Microsoft CEO Steve Baller declared that the company was 'going to win on the Web'. ...more